My beast came in today. I am very happy about the function of this vape. It's a breeze to use and very fun.
The packaging is very eye catching. I knew exactly what it was before I opened it!
It's a sharp looker. I like the wood's color and grain. Feels nice in the hand.
The wood does not align perfectly, which is my one gripe with it. There is a little wiggle room. Wiggle it one way and it's lined up, but wiggle it the other way and it's like this:
This is the view when I use it. No trouble at all aiming for the intake. The sound helps a lot.
Another view. Note the misalignment of the two halves. It's kind of annoying, honestly.
The top can conveniently be held off center to allow for stirring, tamping, and even loading. Very nice! Me likey. The magnets hold tight and there's a satisfying snap when the top goes on.
The finish on the wood is decent, but you can clearly see there is some areas that could use some hand sanding. To do so now would jeopardize my awesome Living Colour logo. Nope, not gonna do that!
There are some minor imperfections to the wood in one area, and I don't mind it at all. It's wood! This is what wood does and it adds to the charm.
The logo looks nice. Not too big, not flashy. But noticeable and iconic. I like. It also looks kind of like me, so that's not bad. Hahahaha
Close up of my laser engraving. My favorite band of all time!
There really wasn't much to dial in. The vapor is smooth as hell. No heat or irritation. This double stem is quite clever, along with the design of the vape. The stir tool is always ready and doubles as a tamper. It's held in place by one of the magnets that hold the two halves together. I'm considering trying it on a j hook at night. I can only vape outside and people can see me out there. I sat on my porch and puffed away with this without too much worry. But if people were out in the adjacent backyards, I would have to obscure myself a bit.
The glass is really thick and nice. Even with the minor flaws, it was well worth my money.
I did reach out to O'Connell about the wiggle room of the vape and he explained why it happened and that it's difficult to avoid but said I could let him know if it bothered me too much. I'm on the fence about what to do. It works wonderfully and the wiggle is a minor irritation. Without the misalignment, I would be holding and playing with the magnets much more. I really like it a lot. It is kind of a rough finish on the wood. I don't know that there is anything added to it, but I do have some wood conditioner I can use on it.
I think this is an exceptional value and makes a groovy hand-held vape. I still have to check on glass, but that is more of a secondary feature for me. I was looking for the one with the coolest vapor and it is some really cool vapor. No complaint there.
. It's always good to have different toys to swap around. After I got my 1st dynavap a lil over a year ago, it has been my daily driver since. I really thought i would not learn to appreciate other vapes. Needless to say , I am so wrong...lol
